cirque
French, noun/siʁk/
cirque is spelled C-I-R-Q-U-E (6 letters) and appears 15 times per million words in written French, the 4,925th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cirque is a French masculine noun meaning “circus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Lieu destiné, chez les Romains, à accueillir les jeux publics, et particulièrement les diverses formes de…”.
What does cirque mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecircus
- 2
masculinecirque
- 3
masculinea circular arena, such as in the ancient Roman Empire
- 4
colloquialmasculinea mess, a disorder
C'est quoi ce cirque !
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Lieu destiné, chez les Romains, à accueillir les jeux publics, et particulièrement les diverses formes de lutte et les courses de chevaux et de chars. 2. Entreprise de spectacle qui organise des jeux et exercices de ce genre. 3. Bassin de montagnes disposé circulairement. 4. Situation chaotique ; désordre.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cirque
- cirques plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cirque?
- /siʁk/
- \siʁk\
- [siʁk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cirque
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cirque in French?
cirque appears 15 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).